- July 28, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Kenny Lawson, owner and CEO of C.C. Creations, said adding the University of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference could bring a boost to businesses hurt by the pandemic.
“The impact that it will make on this community, as far as the service industry which just got crippled during the pandemic, you know, your hotels, your restaurants, all your retailers will get a huge boost,” Lawson explained.
Bryan and College Station businesses are closely following news of possible SEC expansion. Industries like restaurants, retail and hotels say they’d see benefits if Texas or other teams come to town. Both Texas and OU are known to have fan bases that travel to sporting events, especially football.
“I think that would be an awesome business opportunity for us, as hoteliers. It would bring in a lot of business, a lot of people from other cities and it would be better for the city,” said Alexis Rendon, College…
